List of bass guitarists
This is a list of bass guitarists. Musicians known mainly as guitarists are listed separately in the list of guitarists.
For double bass players, see:
- List of contemporary classical double bass players
- List of jazz bassists, which includes both double bass and electric bass players
- List of double bass players in other popular genres
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A
- Barry Adamson (Magazine, Visage, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds)
- Gaye Advert (The Adverts)
- Martin Eric Ain (Celtic Frost, Hellhammer)
- Kianna Alarid (Tilly and the Wall)
- Juan Alderete (The Mars Volta, Racer X)
- Dave Alexander (The Stooges)
- Rustee Allen (Sly & the Family Stone)
- Merle Allin (The Murder Junkies)
- Karl Alvarez (Descendents)
- Thierry Amar (Godspeed You! Black Emperor, A Silver Mt. Zion, Black Ox Orkestar)
- Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam)
- Migé Amour (HIM, Daniel Lioneye)
- Tai Anderson (Third Day)
- Marten Andersson (Lizzy Borden, George Lynch)
- Mark Andes (Heart, Spirit)
- Felipe Andreoli (Angra)
- Dan Andriano (Alkaline Trio)
- Tom Angelripper (Sodom)
- Michael Anthony (Van Halen, Planet Us, Sammy Hagar and the Waboritas, The Other Half)
- James Anton
- Emma Anzai (Sick Puppies)
- Tom Araya (Slayer)
- Jennifer Arroyo (Kittie)
- Reginald Arvizu (Korn)
- Talena Atfield (Kittie)
- Melissa Auf der Maur (Hole, Smashing Pumpkins)
- Bryce Avary (The Rocket Summer)
- Eric Avery (Jane's Addiction, Alanis Morissette)
- John Avila (Oingo Boingo)
- Pedro Aznar (Serú Girán, The Pat Metheny Group)
B
- Bob Babbitt (The Funk Brothers)
- A.J. Babcock (House of Heroes)
- Alec Baillie (Leftöver Crack)
- Harvey Bainbridge (Hawkwind)
- Brian Baker (Minor Threat)
- Tony Barber (The Buzzcocks)
- Aston Barrett, (Bob Marley & The Wailers)
- Arthur Barrow (Frank Zappa)
- Glenn Barry (Kamelot)
- Jean Baudin
- Mark Bedford (Madness, Voice of the Beehive)
- Robert Levon Been (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club)
- Garry Gary Beers (INXS)
- Nick Beggs (Kajagoogoo, Iona)
- Andy Bell (Oasis)
- Bryan Beller (Steve Vai, Mike Keneally, Dethklok)
- Frank Bello (Anthrax, Helmet)
- Carles Benavent (Paco de Lucía, Chick Corea, Miles Davis)
- Jo Bench (Bolt Thrower)
- Martin Bengtsson (Arch Enemy, Armageddon)
- Paco Benitez
- Jay Bentley (Bad Religion)
- Glen Benton (Deicide)
- Stevie Benton (Drowning Pool)
- Jeff Berlin
- Guy Berryman (Coldplay)
- Stephane Bertrand
- Adam Bickford (Lucius Hunt)
- Andy Billups (The Hamsters)
- Pete Birrell (Freddie and the Dreamers)
- Bob Birch (Elton John)
- Eric Bischoff (Heaven Shall Burn)
- Mike Bishop (GWAR, Kepone)
- Matt Bissonette
- Bill Black (Elvis Presley)
- Lori Black (Clown Alley, The Melvins)
- Morty Black (TNT)
- John Blackburn (The Mescaleros, Skin)
- Ron Blair (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
- Blasko (Rob Zombie, Ozzy)
- Johan Blomqvist (Backyard Babies)
- Vicki Blue (The Runaways)
- Henry Bogdan (Helmet)
- Tim Bogert (Vanilla Fudge)
- Trevor Bolder (David Bowie's Spiders from Mars, Wishbone Ash, Uriah Heep)
- Richard Bona
- Joe Bouchard (Blue Öyster Cult)
- Danny Bourgeois (Punch People)
- Will Boyd (Evanescence)
- Randy Bradbury (Pennywise)
- Grant Brandell (Underoath)
- Beverly Breckenridge (Fifth Column, Phono-Comb)
- Eddie Breckenridge (Thrice)
- Andrés Bretel (TK, Madre Matilda)
- Dan Briggs (Between the Buried and Me)
- Brian Bromberg
- Dave Bronze (Eric Clapton, Procol Harem, The Hamsters)
- Brown Mark (Prince and the Revolution)
- Ray Brown (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Sinatra, Charlie Parker)
- Rex Brown (Pantera, Down)
- Jack Bruce (Cream)
- Bunny Brunel (CAB)
- Francis Buchholz (Scorpions)
- Oteil Burbridge (Allman Brothers)
- Rick Burch (Jimmy Eat World)
- Ian Burden (The Human League)
- Hunter Burgan (AFI)
- Michael Burkett (Nofx)
- J.J. Burnel (The Stranglers)
- Boz Burrell (King Crimson, Bad Company)
- Heinz Burt (The Tornados)
- Cliff Burton (Metallica)
- Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)
- Tony Butler (Big Country)
C
- Chris Cain (We Are Scientists)
- John Cale (The Velvet Underground)
- Bernie Calvert (The Hollies)
- John Campbell (Lamb of God)
- Ben Campbell (Zed)
- Tony Campos (Static-X)
- Alain Caron (Uzeb)
- Ron Carter
- Julian Casablancas
- Jack Casady (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna)
- Gerald Casale (Devo)
- Ken Casey (Dropkick Murphys)
- Martyn P. Casey (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Grinderman, The Triffids)
- Peter Cetera (Chicago)
- Les Chadwick (Gerry and the Pacemakers)
- Justin Chancellor (Tool)
- Chas Chandler (The Animals)
- Erik Chandler (Bowling for Soup)
- Tim Chandler (Daniel Amos, The Swirling Eddies, The Choir)
- Chris Chaney (The Panic Channel)
- Stuart Chatwood (The Tea Party)
- Chi Cheng (Deftones)
- Sheila Chipperfield (Elastica)
- Tony Choy (Atheist)
- Chris #2 (Anti-Flag)
- Johnny Christ (No Mercy, Avenged Sevenfold)
- Greg Christian (Testament)
- Sean Christians (Kamelot)
- Bill Church (Montrose, Van Morrison, Sammy Hagar)
- Mike Chvasta (Light Pupil Dilate)
- Mark Clarke (Colosseum, Uriah Heep)
- Stanley Clarke (Return to Forever)
- Les Claypool (Primus, Les Claypool's Frog Brigade, Oysterhead, Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains)
- Adam Clayton (U2)
- Rod Clements (Lindisfarne)
- Bootsy Collins (James Brown, Parliament-Funkadelic, Bootsy's Rubber Band)
- Keith Collins (Savatage)
- Max Collins (Eve 6, The Sugi Tap)
- Monty Colvin (Galactic Cowboys)
- Tim Commerford (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave)
- Stu Cook (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
- Charles Cooper (Saviour Machine)
- Charlotte Cooper (The Subways)
- John Cooper (Skillet)
- Shaun Cooper (Straylight Run)
- Neuter Cooter (The Cooters)
- Glenn Cornick (Jethro Tull)
- Matt Cortez (My Chemical Romance)
- Andy Cousin (All About Eve, The Lucy Nation, The Mission)
- Duncan Coutts (Our Lady Peace)
- Billy Cox (Jimi Hendrix, Band of Gypsys, Charlie Daniels Band)
- Robbie Crane (Ratt, Vince Neil Band, Adler's Appetite, Love/Hate, Vertex)
- Evan Cranley (Broken Social Scene, Stars)
- Jim Creeggan (Barenaked Ladies)
- Chris Cross (Ultravox)
- Juan Croucier (Dokken, Ratt)
- Sheryl Crow
- André Cymone (Prince & the Revolution)
- Holger Czukay (Can)
D
- Patrick Dahlheimer (Live)
- Bobby Dall (Poison)
- John Dalton (The Kinks)
- Mike Daly (Whiskeytown)
- Rick Danko (The Band)
- Sharlee d'Angelo (Mercyful Fate, King Diamond, Arch Enemy)
- Traa Daniels (P.O.D.)
- Mike D'Antonio (Killswitch Engage, Overcast)
- Mike Davenport (The Ataris, Versus The World)
- Stuart David (Belle & Sebastian, Looper)
- Gareth Davies (Funeral for a Friend, Dopamine)
- Patricia Day (Horrorpops)
- John Deacon (Queen)
- Kim Deal (Pixies, The Breeders)
- Matt Deis (CKY, All That Remains)
- Vance DeGeneres (The Cold)
- Robert DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots, Army of Anyone)
- Jay Demarcus (Rascal Flatts)
- Joey DeMaio (Manowar)
- Carlos Dengler (Interpol)
- Rob Derhak (moe.)
- Mike de Albuquerque (Electric Light Orchestra)
- Paul De Lisle (Smash Mouth)
- David Desrosiers (Simple Plan)
- Mark Deutrom (The Melvins)
- James Dewar (Robin Trower)
- David Diamond (The Kings)
- B. B. Dickerson (War)
- Marty Dieckmeyer (Daniel Amos)
- Steve Diggle (Buzzcocks)
- Steve DiGiorgio (Death, Testament, Iced Earth, Vintersorg, Autopsy, Sadus)
- Mike Dirnt (Green Day)
- Jerry Dixon (Warrant)
- Willie Dixon
- John Doe (X)
- Pat Donaldson (Fotheringay)
- Lawrence Donegan (Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, The Bluebells)
- Lee Dorman (Iron Butterfly)
- Gail Ann Dorsey (David Bowie)
- Chip Douglas (The Turtles, The Monkees)
- Dave Dreiwitz (Ween, Instant Death)
- Chris Dreja (The Yardbirds)
- Uriah Duffy (Whitesnake, Lyrics Born, Christina Aguilera)
- Chuck Dukowski (Black Flag)
- Dennis Dunaway (Alice Cooper)
- Donald "Duck" Dunn (Mar-Keys, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Blues Brothers)
- Trevor Dunn (Mr Bungle, Fantômas)
- Garron DuPree (Eisley)
E
- Robin "Graves" Eaglestone (Cradle of Filth, Criminal, Nightbreed)
- Nathan East (Eric Clapton)
- Kai Eckhardt (Garaj Mahal)
- Shawn Economaki (Stone Sour)
- Leif Edling (Krux)
- Bernard Edwards (Chic)
- John 'Rhino' Edwards (Status Quo)
- Richie Edwards (The Darkness)
- Colin Edwin (Porcupine Tree)
- Steinar Eikum (TNT)
- Samer el Nahhal (Lordi)
- David Ellefson (Megadeth, Avian)
- Shane Embury (Napalm Death)
- Colin Emerle (Echo Orbiter)
- John Entwistle (The Who)
- Lennart Eriksson (Ebba Grön)
- Tobin Esperance (Papa Roach)
- Roy Estrada (Mothers of Invention)
- Ean Evans (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- Mark Evans (AC/DC)
- Tom Evans (Badfinger)
- Jason Everman (Soundgarden, Nirvana)
- Tobias Exxel (Edguy)
F
- Bob Fairfoull (Idlewild)
- Pete Farndon (The Pretenders)
- Sam Farrar (Phantom Planet)
- Dave Farrell (Linkin Park)
- Fat Mike (NOFX, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes)
- Tracy Ferrie (Stryper)
- Jim Fielder (Buffalo Springfield, Blood, Sweat & Tears)
- Ric Fierabracci (Chick Corea, Frank Gambale, Yanni)
- John Norwood Fisher (Fishbone)
- Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction)
- Klaus Flouride (Dead Kennedys)
- Herbie Flowers (Sky, Blue Mink)
- Jared Followill (Kings of Leon)
- John Ford (Strawbs, The Monks)
- Maya Ford (The Donnas)
- Tim Foreman (Switchfoot)
- Rayna Foss (Coal Chamber)
- Mo Foster
- Murray Foster (Great Big Sea, Moxy Früvous)
- Tom Fowler (Frank Zappa)
- Jackie Fox (The Runaways)
- Bruce Foxton (The Jam, Stiff Little Fingers)
- Nikolai Fraiture (The Strokes)
- Andy Fraser (Free, Sharks)
- Matt Freeman (Rancid, Operation Ivy)
- Nick Fyffe (Jamiroquai)
G
- Tim Gaines (Stryper, SinDizzy)
- Noel Gallagher (Oasis)
- Jon Gallant (Billy Talent)
- Simon Gallup (The Cure)
- Craig Gannon (Aztec Camera, The Bluebells, The Smiths)
- Paul Gardiner (Tubeway Army, Gary Numan)
- Chuck Garric (Alice Cooper)
- Jojo Garza (Los Lonely Boys)
- Rosko Gee (Can, Traffic)
- Teddy Geiger (Teddy Geiger)
- Björn Gelotte (In Flames)
- Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees)
- Derek Gibbs (The Forces of Evil, Reel Big Fish)
- Brian Gibson (Lightning Bolt)
- John Giblin
- Christian Giesler (Kreator)
- Peter Gifford (Midnight Oil)
- Chad I Ginsburg (CKY)
- Josh Gilbert (As I Lay Dying)
- Joe Gittleman (The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Avoid One Thing, Gang Green)
- John Glascock (Jethro Tull)
- Roger Glover (Deep Purple, Rainbow)
- Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth)
- Martin Gordon (Sparks, Radio Stars, Jet, John's Children)
- Mike Gordon (Phish)
- Charles Gore (Rain Fell Within)
- Billy Gould (Faith No More)
- Graham Gouldman (10cc)
- Larry Graham (Sly and the Family Stone, Graham Central Station)
- Paul Gray (Eddie & The Hot Rods, The Damned, UFO)
- Paul Gray (Slipknot)
- Karl Green (Herman's Hermits)
- Colin Greenwood (Radiohead)
- Billy Greer (Kansas)
- Paolo Gregoletto (Trivium)
- Markus Grosskopf (Helloween)
- Kelly Groucutt (Electric Light Orchestra)
- Patrice Guers (Rhapsody Of Fire)
- Trey Gunn (King Crimson)
- Jeremy Guns (Brides of Destruction)
- Erik Gustafsson (Therion, Dismember)
H
- Bruce Hall (REO Speedwagon)
- Billy Hamilton (Silverstein)
- Mark Hamilton (Ash)
- Tom Hamilton (Aerosmith)
- Stuart Hamm (Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Frank Gambale)
- Didz Hammond (The Cooper Temple Clause, Dirty Pretty Things)
- Fred Hammond (Commissioned)
- Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond (Jethro Tull)
- Steve Hanley (The Fall, The Lovers)
- Timi Hansen (King Diamond, Mercyful Fate)
- Steve Hansgen (Minor Threat)
- Joe Hanson (Grinspoon)
- Robert Hardy (Franz Ferdinand)
- Nick Harmer (Death Cab for Cutie)
- Douglas Hart (The Jesus and Mary Chain)
- Todd Harrell (3 Doors Down)
- Tim Harries (Steeleye Span)
- Jet Harris (The Shadows)
- Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)
- Mike Harrison (Canadian musician)
- Nigel Harrison (Blondie)
- Jimmy Haslip (Yellowjackets)
- John Hassall (The Libertines)
- "Evil" Jared Hasselhoff (Bloodhound Gang)
- Dustin Hawthorne (Hot Hot Heat)
- Robin Hawkins (The Automatic)
- David Hayes
- Daryl Hayott
- Heath (X Japan)
- Brian Helicopter (The Shapes)
- Richard Hell (The Voidoids)
- Jonas Hellborg (Bill Laswell, Shawn Lane, Buckethead)
- Mike Herrera (MxPx)
- Marco Hietala (Nightwish, Tarot, Sinergy)
- Dusty Hill (ZZ Top)
- Ian Hill (Judas Priest)
- Bones Hillman (Midnight Oil)
- Chris Hillman (The Byrds)
- Mike Hindert (The Bravery)
- Taka Hirose (Feeder)
- Annie Holland (Elastica)
- Peter Hook (New Order, Monaco, Joy Division)
- Dave Hope (Kansas)
- Mark Hoppus (blink-182, +44)
- Jeph Howard (The Used)
- Hub (The Roots)
- Peter Hume (Evermore)
- Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Trapeze, Black Sabbath)
- Darryl Hunt (The Pogues)
- Carl Hunter (The Farm)
I
- John Illsley (Dire Straits)
- Michael Inez (Alice in Chains)
- Jeff Irwin (Griffin House, Cerys Matthews, Mat Kearney, Eliot Morris)
- Fredrik Isaksson (Grave, Therion)
- Michael Ivins (The Flaming Lips)
- Anders Iwers (Tiamat, Cemetary, Mercury Tide)
- Peter Iwers (In Flames)
J
- J (Luna Sea)
- David J (Bauhaus)
- Adrian Jackson (My Dying Bride)
- Anthony Jackson (Chick Corea, Chaka Khan, O'Jays, Quincy Jones)
- Eddie Jackson (Queensrÿche)
- Marcel Jacob (Europe, Talisman)
- Jermaine Jackson (Jackson 5)
- Randy Jackson
- James Jamerson (Funk Brothers)
- Alex James (Blur)
- Jason James (Bullet for My Valentine)
- Rick James
- Tony James (Generation X, Sigue Sigue Sputnik)
- Will James (Papa Roach)
- Steve Jay ("Weird Al" Yankovic)
- Jerry Jemmott
- Neely Jenkins (Tilly and the Wall, Park Ave.)
- Tom Jenkinson (Squarepusher)
- Darryl Jennifer (Bad Brains)
- Chris Joannou (Silverchair)
- Phil Joel (Newsboys)
- Gordon Johnson
- Jimmy Johnson
- Louis Johnson (Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones)
- Bruce Johnston (Beach Boys)
- James Johnston
- Darryl Jones (The Rolling Stones)
- John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
- Percy Jones (Brand X, Tunnels Masami Tsuchiya, Melon)
- Pete Jones (Public Image Limited)
- Renny Jones (Parliament), Donna Summer)
- Richard Jones (The Feeling)
- Eric Judy (Modest Mouse)
K
- Kisaki (Phantasmagoria)
- Kanon (An Cafe)
- John Kahn (Jerry Garcia Band)
- Jari Kainulainen (Stratovarius)
- Kalma (Lordi)
- Tony Kanal (No Doubt)
- Arthur Kane (New York Dolls)
- Jonas Kangur AKA Skinny Disco (Deathstars)
- Mick Karn (Japan)
- Carol Kaye
- kazu (Kagerou)
- Jesse F. Keeler (Death from Above 1979)
- Ben Kenney (Incubus)
- Andy Kent (You Am I)
- Yûki Kikuzawa (Malice Mizer)
- Steve Kilbey (The Church)
- Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister (Motörhead)
- Mark King (Level 42)
- Tim Kingsbury (Arcade Fire)
- Karl Kippenberger (Shihad)
- Grutle Kjellson (Enslaved)
- Mark James Klepaski (Breaking Benjamin)
- Steve Kmak (Disturbed)
- David Knights (Procol Harum)
- Geoff Kresge (Tiger Army, AFI)
- Greg Kriesel (The Offspring)
- Mike Kroeger (Nickelback)
- Joe Krube (Ace Troubleshooter)
- Bakithi Kumalo (Paul Simon)
- Lesley Kühr
- Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian)
- Alexander Kutikov (Mashina Vremeni)
L
- Abraham Laboriel
- Greg Lake (King Crimson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer)
- Joe Lally (Fugazi)
- Alan Lancaster (Status Quo)
- Dirk Lance (Incubus)
- Teddy Landau (Michelle Branch, The Wreckers)
- Ronnie Lane (The Small Faces)
- Alora Lanzillotta (Lemon Demon)
- Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs, Steve Morse Band)
- Tim Landers (Vital Information)
- Bill Laswell
- Blackie Lawless (W.A.S.P., New York Dolls)
- Jack Lawrence (The Greenhornes, Blanche, The Raconteurs)
- Steve Lawson
- Jimmy Lea (Slade)
- Frédéric Leclercq (DragonForce)
- Brett Lee (Six & Out)
- Geddy Lee (Rush)
- Will Lee
- Russell Leetch (Editors)
- Paz Lenchantin (A Perfect Circle, Zwan)
- Julian Lennon
- Michael Lepond (Symphony X)
- Phil Lesh (The Grateful Dead)
- Stefan Lessard (Dave Matthews Band)
- John Levén (Europe, Brazen Abbot)
- Tony Levin (Chapman Stick, King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, Liquid Tension Experiment)
- Graham Lewis (Wire)
- Terry Lewis (The Time, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis)
- Phil Lipscomb (Taproot)
- Georg Listing (Tokio Hotel)
- Brian Locking (The Shadows)
- Joe Loeffler (Chevelle)
- Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails)
- John Lodge (The Moody Blues)
- James Lomenzo (Megadeth, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society)
- Joe Long (The Four Seasons)
- Alan Longmuir (Bay City Rollers)
- Alex Lora (El Tri)
- Nick Lowe (Brinsley Schwarz, Rockpile)
- Conrad Lozano (Los Lobos)
- Dave Luetkenhoelter (Kutless, Seven Places)
- Matt Lukin (The Melvins, Mudhoney)
- Ted Lundström (Amon Amarth)
- Geoffrey Lyall (Dead Kennedys)
- Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy)
M
- Graham Maby (Joe Jackson, They Might Be Giants, Natalie Merchant)
- James MacDonough (Iced Earth, Megadeth)
- Steve Mackey (Pulp)
- Lawrie MacMillan (Stiltskin, Ray Wilson)
- Mickey Madden (Maroon 5)
- Matt Maginn (Cursive)
- Joe Morgan (InMe)
- Tony Maimone (Pere Ubu, They Might Be Giants)
- Matt Malley (Counting Crows)
- Sean Malone (Cynic, Gordian Knot)
- Olivier Manchion (Ulan Bator, Permanent Fatal Error)
- Aimee Mann
- Roger Manganelli (Less Than Jake)
- Michael Manring
- Luís Mariutti (Shaaman, Angra)
- Brian Marshall (Creed, Alter Bridge)
- Ryan Martinie (Mudvayne)
- Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols)
- Matias (Stairway)
- Joe B. Mauldin (The Crickets)
- John Maurer (Social Distortion)
- Gerry McAvoy (Rory Gallagher)
- Paul McCartney (The Beatles, Wings)
- Jason McCaslin (Sum 41)
- Mark McClelland (Snow Patrol)
- Andy McCluskey (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
- Drew McConnell (Babyshambles)
- Tim McCord (Evanescence)
- Danny McCormack (The Wildhearts, The Yo-Yos)
- Hugh McDonald (Bon Jovi)
- Ron McGovney (Metallica)
- Paul 'Guigsy' McGuigan (Oasis)
- Tom McGuinness (Manfred Mann, McGuinness Flint)
- John McGuire (Pencey Prep)
- Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver)
- Marc McKnight (Atreyu)
- Ali McMordie (Stiff Little Fingers)
- Dugan McNeill (Chameleon)
- Greg McPherson (InMe)
- John McVie (Fleetwood Mac)
- Randy Meisner (The Eagles)
- Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Beck)
- Nate Mendel (Sunny Day Real Estate, Foo Fighters)
- Martin Mendez (Opeth)
- Marco Mendoza(Thin Lizzy)
- Dave Meros (Spock's Beard)
- Johnny Lee Middleton (Savatage)
- Marcus Miller (Miles Davis, David Sanborn)
- Thomas Miller (Symphony X)
- Mike Mills (R.E.M.)
- Danny Miranda (Blue Öyster Cult, Queen + Paul Rodgers)
- Yoh Miyamori (Orange Range)
- Gordon Moakes (Bloc Party)
- Charlie Moniz (Avril Lavigne)
- Ryan Monro (The Cat Empire)
- Alex Moore
- Erik Mortensen (Communic)
- Rockette Morton (Captain Beefheart, Mallard, Mark Boston)
- Keith Moseley (The String Cheese Incident)
- Peter Mosley (Yellowcard)
- Robin Moulder (TCR, Jack Off Jill)
- Colin Moulding (XTC)
- Gary Mounfield (The Stone Roses, Primal Scream)
- John Moyer (Disturbed)
- William Murderface (Dethklok)
- Mike Murphy (Haste the Day)
- Dee Murray (Elton John)
- George Murray (David Bowie)
- John Myung (Dream Theater)
N
- Nao (Kagrra)
- Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blonde)
- Me'shell Ndegeocello
- Kim Nekroman (Nekromantix)
- Billy Bass Nelson (Parliament-Funkadelic)
- Jason Newsted (Flotsam and Jetsam, Voivod, Metallica, Echobrain, Rock Star Supernova)
- Ni~ya (Nightmare)
- Murdoc Niccals (Gorillaz)
- Rob Nicholson
- Kelly Nickels (Faster Pussycat)
- Johan Niemann (Therion, Demonoid)
- Tim Nordwind (Ok Go)
- Clint Norris (As I Lay Dying)
- Greg Norton (Hüsker Dü)
- Matt Noveskey (Blue October)
- Krist Novoselic (Nirvana)
- Jonathan Noyce (Jethro Tull)
O
- Berry Oakley (The Allman Brothers Band)
- Brian "Big Hands" O'Conner (Eagles of Death Metal)
- Shavo Odadjian (System of a Down)
- Bernard Odum (James Brown)
- Tetsuya Ogawa (L'Arc~en~Ciel, Tetsu69)
- Patrick O'Hearn (Frank Zappa)
- Mike Oldfield
- Joshua "Phatty" Olds (Family Force 5)
- Nick Oliveri (Kyuss, The Dwarves, Mondo Generator, Queens of the Stone Age)
- Stefan Olsdal (Placebo)
- Peter Olsson (Europe)
- Nick O'Malley (Arctic Monkeys)
- Jerry Only (The Misfits)
- Cait O'Riordan (The Pogues)
- Benjamin Orr (The Cars)
- Joe Osborn
- Mat Osman (Suede)
- Franc O'Shea
P
- P-Nut (311)
- Marko Paasikoski (Sonata Arctica)
- Sascha Paeth (Luca Turilli's Dreamquest)
- Richard Page (Mr. Mister)
- Pino Palladino (John Mayer Trio, The Who)
- Bruce Palmer (Buffalo Springfield)
- Dave "Yorkie" Palmer (Space)
- Chuck Panozzo (Styx)
- Horace Panter (The Specials, General Public)
- Felix Pappalardi (Mountain)
- Drew Parsons (American Hi-Fi)
- Jaco Pastorius (Pat Metheny, Weather Report, Joni Mitchell)
- John Patitucci (Chick Corea)
- David Paton (Pilot, The Alan Parsons Project)
- Roger Patterson (Atheist)
- Joe Payne (Divine Heresy)
- Jeff Pearce (Moist, David Usher)
- Justin Pearson (The Locust, Some Girls, Head Wound City)
- Share Pedersen (Vixen)
- Dave Pegg (Jethro Tull)
- Tom Petersson (Cheap Trick)
- Tom Petty (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Traveling Wilburys)
- Nadja Peulen (Coal Chamber)
- Mauro Pezzente (Godspeed You! Black Emperor)
- Kristen Pfaff (Janitor Joe, Hole)
- P. J. Phillips
- Pig Benis (Mushroomhead)
- Jeff Pilson (War and Peace, Dokken)
- Jeff Pinkus (Butthole Surfers)
- Doug Pinnick (King's X)
- Paulo Xisto Pinto Jr. (Sepultura)
- Brian Pittman (Inhale Exhale, Relient K)
- Pekka Pohjola (Wigwam)
- Ms Zsa Zsa Poltergeist (The Hamsters)
- Mike Porcaro (Toto)
- Frankie Poullain (The Darkness)
- Dougie Poynter (McFly)
- Francis "Rocco" Prestia (Tower Of Power)
- Joe Preston (Sunn O))), Thrones, High on Fire, The Melvins)
- Guy Pratt (Pink Floyd, David Gilmour, Roxy Music)
- Stuart Price (Zoot Woman)
- Dave "Herr Pubis" Pybus (Cradle of Filth, Anathema)
Q
R
- Carl Radle (Eric Clapton)
- Will Rahmer (Mortician)
- Chuck Rainey
- Twiggy Ramirez (Marilyn Manson)
- C.J. Ramone (The Ramones)
- Dee Dee Ramone (The Ramones)
- Jimmie Randall (Jo Jo Gunne)
- Newt Rayburn (The Cooters)
- Noel Redding (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
- Brian Redman (3 Inches of Blood)
- Scott Reeder (Kyuss, Unida, Bütcher)
- C'el Revuelta (Black Flag)
- Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails)
- Tim Rice-Oxley (Keane)
- Stuart Richardson (Lostprophets)
- Oliver Riedel (Rammstein)
- Jared Rigsby (House of Heroes)
- Brian Ritchie (Violent Femmes)
- Tyson Ritter (The All-American Rejects)
- Sam Rivers (Limp Bizkit)
- David Roberts
- Johnny Rod (W.A.S.P., King Kobra)
- Steve Rodby (Pat Metheny)
- Jim Rodford (Argent, The Kinks)
- Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (DeFacto)
- Kira Roessler (Black Flag)
- Kenny Rogers (The First Edition)
- Magnus Rosén (HammerFall)
- Lars Rosenberg (Carbonized, Entombed, Serpent)
- Chris Ross (Wolfmother)
- John Rostill (The Shadows)
- Demis Roussos (Aphrodite's Child)
- Andy Rourke (The Smiths)
- Matt Rubano (Taking Back Sunday)
- Adam Russell (Story of the Year)
- Mike Rutherford (Genesis)
- Kevin Rutmanis (The Cows, The Melvins, Tomahawk)
S
- Saga (alice nine.)
- Jeanne Sagan (All That Remains)
- Tetsuo Sakurai (Casiopea)
- Arion Salazar (Third Eye Blind)
- Paul Samwell-Smith (The Yardbirds)
- Troy Sanders (Mastodon)
- Mark Sandman (Morphine)
- Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot, Whitesnake, Ozzy Osbourne, Manic Eden, Dio)
- Rick Savage (Def Leppard)
- Taiji Sawada (X Japan)
- Mel Schacher (Grand Funk Railroad)
- Jason Scheff (Chicago)
- Jerry Scheff (Elvis Presley)
- Don Schiff (Chapman Stick)
- Dirk Schlächter (Gamma Ray)
- Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne, Ivy)
- Timothy B. Schmit (The Eagles)
- Dave Schools (Widespread Panic)
- Captain Sensible (The Damned)
- Nick Sauerman (Prostitute Decapitation)
- Henkka Seppälä (Children of Bodom)
- Steve Severin (Siouxsie & The Banshees)
- Carlo Von Sexron (Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal, Mondo Generator, Desert Sessions)
- Nick Seymour (Crowded House)
- Robbie Shakespeare
- Matt Sharp (Weezer)
- Tommy Shannon (Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Winter, Storyville)
- Billy Sheehan (Niacin, Mr. Big, Steve Vai, Talas, David Lee Roth)
- Fran Sheehan (Boston)
- Ben Shepherd (Soundgarden)
- Andrew Shives (Fear Factory)
- Scott Shriner (Weezer)
- Michael Shuman (Queens of the Stone Age)
- Gene Simmons (Kiss)
- Paul Simmons (Sammy)
- Paul Simonon (The Clash, Havana 3am, The Good, the Bad and the Queen)
- Eon Sinclair (Bedouin Soundclash)
- Gord Sinclair (The Tragically Hip)
- Ryan Sinn (Angels & Airwaves)
- Adam T. Siska (The Academy Is...)
- Nikki Sixx (Mötley Crüe, Brides of Destruction, Sixx:A.M.)
- Leland Sklar (James Taylor)
- Tim Skold (Marilyn Manson, KMFDM)
- Spike Slawson ($wingin' Utter$)
- Robert Sledge (Ben Folds Five)
- Phil Small (Cold Chisel)
- Derek Smalls (Spinal Tap)
- Fred Smith (Blondie, Television)
- Jimmy Smith (The Gourds)
- Bryce Soderberg (Lifehouse)
- Scott Sorry (Brides of Destruction, The Wildhearts)
- Phil Spalding (Toyah, GTR, Mike Oldfield)
- Joey Spampinato (NRBQ)
- Mark Spicoluk (Avril Lavigne)
- Chris Squire (Yes)
- Mike Starr (Alice in Chains)
- Chris Steele (Alexisonfire)
- Michael Steele (The Bangles)
- Peter Steele (Carnivore, Type O Negative)
- Kai Stephens (Hard Fi)
- Dale Stewart (Seether)
- Sting (The Police)
- Tommy Stinson (The Replacements, Guns N' Roses)
- Mark Stoermer (The Killers)
- Gary Stonadge (Big Audio Dynamite)
- Byron Stroud (Fear Factory, Strapping Young Lad, Zimmer's Hole)
- Myke Stryker (We Be the Echo)
- Jørn "Necrobutcher" Stubberud (Mayhem)
- Neil Stubenhaus (Barbra Streisand, Quincy Jones)
- Alec John Such (Bon Jovi)
- Kasim Sulton (Utopia, Meat Loaf, Joan Jett, The New Cars)
- Stuart Sutcliffe (The Beatles)
- Magnus Sveningsson (The Cardigans)
- Steve Swallow
- Dan Swanö
- Leon Sylvers III (Sylvers, Dynasty)
T
- Robby Takac (The Goo Goo Dolls)
- Garry Tallent (The E Street Band)
- Alan Taylor
- Matt Taylor (Motion City Soundtrack)
- John Taylor (Duran Duran, Power Station, Neurotic Outsiders)
- Kavyen Temperley (Eskimo Joe)
- Jay Terrien
- Gary Thain (Keef Hartley, Uriah Heep)
- Jonathan Thatcher (Delirious?)
- Bruce Thomas (The Attractions)
- Paul Thomas (Good Charlotte)
- Danny Thompson (Pentangle, Richard Thompson)
- Gunnar H. Thomsen (Týr)
- Dougie Thomson (Supertramp)
- Phil Thornalley (The Cure, Johnny Hates Jazz)
- Scott Thunes (Frank Zappa, Steve Vai)
- Gary Tibbs (Roxy Music, Adam and the Ants, Hazel O'Connor)
- Garrett Tierney (Brand New)
- Michael Todd (Coheed and Cambria)
- Peter Tork (The Monkees)
- Toshiya (Dir en grey)
- Pete Trewavas (Marillion)
- Robert Trujillo (Infectious Grooves, Suicidal Tendencies, Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica)
- Tundra (Taake)
- Fred Turner (Bachman-Turner Overdrive)
- Martin Turner (Wishbone Ash)
- Pete Turner (Elbow)
- Tetsu (L'Arc~en~Ciel)
U
V
- Kathy Valentine (The Go-Go's)
- Ross Valory (Journey, Steve Miller Band)
- Edward Van Halen (Van Halen, Sammy Hagar)
- Wolfgang Van Halen (Van Halen)
- Larry Van Kriedt (AC/DC)
- Johan van Stratum (Stream of Passion)
- Jeroen van Veen (Within Temptation)
- Sami Vänskä (Nightwish)
- Ken Vasoli (The Starting Line)
- Morten Veland (Sirenia)
- D.D. Verni (Overkill)
- Sid Vicious (Sex Pistols)
- Varg "Count Grishnackh" Vikernes (Burzum, Mayhem)
- David Vincent (Morbid Angel)
- Tom Cato Visnes (King ov Hell) (Gorgoroth)
- Eerie Von (Samhain, Danzig)
- Klaus Voorman (Manfred Mann, Plastic Ono Band)
- ICS Vortex (Dimmu Borgir)
W
- Matt Wachter (30 Seconds to Mars, Angels and Airwaves)
- Pete Waddleton (Play Dead, Mankind's Audio Development)
- Andreas Wallan Wahl (Therion, Serpent)
- Jeffrey Walker (Carcass)
- Jon Walker (Panic! at the Disco)
- Brad Walst (Three Days Grace)
- Tim Ward (The Fall of Troy)
- John Warne (Relient K, Guerilla Rodeo)
- Andy Warren (The Monochrome Set)
- Jared Warren (Karp, Big Business, The Melvins)
- Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)
- Mike Watt (The Minutemen, The Stooges)
- Nathan Watts (Stevie Wonder)
- Mikey Way (My Chemical Romance)
- Alex Webster (Cannibal Corpse)
- Willie Weeks (Stevie Wonder, George Harrison, Eric Clapton)
- Danny Weinkauf (They Might Be Giants)
- Jon Weisberg (From First to Last)
- Mikey Welsh (Weezer)
- Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy)
- Uwe Wessel (Gamma Ray)
- Bob Weston (Shellac)
- John Wetton (Asia, King Crimson)
- Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads)
- Chris White (The Zombies)
- Jeordie White (Marilyn Manson; A Perfect Circle, Nine Inch Nails)
- Verdine White (Earth, Wind & Fire)
- Nick Wiggins (Aiden)
- Tal Wilkenfeld (Jeff Beck)
- Leon Wilkeson (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- Cliff Williams (AC/DC)
- Leo Williams (Big Audio Dynamite, Dreadzone, Carbon/Silicon)
- Trevor Williams (Audience, Jonathan Kelly's Outside)
- Gary Willis (Tribal Tech)
- Aaron Wills (311)
- Matt Willis (Busted)
- Brent Wilson (Panic! at the Disco)
- Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys)
- DJ Wilson (Scary Kids Scaring Kids)
- Eric Wilson (Sublime, Long Beach Dub Allstars)
- Liam Wilson (The Dillinger Escape Plan)
- Mark Wilson (Jet)
- Paul Wilson (musician) (Snow Patrol)
- Doug Wimbish (Sugarhill Gang, Living Colour, Tackhead, Mick Jagger, Joe Satriani)
- Kip Winger (Alice Cooper, Winger)
- Muff Winwood (Spencer Davis Group)
- Steve Winwood (Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Go Blind Faith)
- Nicky Wire (Manic Street Preachers)
- Jah Wobble (Public Image Limited)
- Tom "T-Bone" Wolk (Hall & Oates, Billy Joel, Carly Simon)
- Chris Wolstenholme (Muse)
- Stevie Wonder
- Matt Wong (Reel Big Fish)
- Chris Wood (Medeski, Martin and Wood)
- Craig Wood (Avril Lavigne), (Gob)
- Allen Woody (Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule)
- Victor Wooten (Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, Bass Extremes, Vital Tech Tones)
- D'Arcy Wretzky (The Smashing Pumpkins)
- Rob Wright (Nomeansno)
- Bill Wyman (The Rolling Stones)
Y
- Brian Yale (Matchbox Twenty)
- Hiro Yamamoto (Soundgarden)
- Andre Young (Dr.Dre)
- George Young (AC/DC)
- Sean Yseult (White Zombie)
- Yu~ki (Malice Mizer)
- Doug Yule (The Velvet Underground)